Turkey, Ottoman Empire. An Enveriye Dagger, C.1915 Auction During the Fenian Raids

During the Fenian Raids

measuring 210x148mm

the obverse depicts the ruins of a castle and the inscription “N

along with two 4

the 4th Brigade

Turkey, Ottoman Empire. An Enveriye Dagger, C.1915 Auction During the Fenian RaidsThis is a very well preserved First War period Ottoman Enveriye dagger, constructed of a moderately curved 205 mm long magnetic steel blade, with blunt edges and a slightly sharpened tip. The obverse blade is marked near the ricasso with an array of symbols, including the monogram of Sultan Mehmed V, the Ottoman star and crescent, and an Islamic year equating to 1918. The reverse is inscribed in Arabic text with the Shahada, the Islamic profession of